Pub. 2 2024 Issue 2

Contents 4 Around the Town With CBW 6 3 Steps to Evaluate Credit Trends and Risk Management By Erica Crain, Managing Principal of Value & Risk Services, CLA 7 Register Today! 2024 CBW Convention & Trade Show 9 The Latest Fraud Trends and Prevention Best Practices By Ryan Dutton, Senior Fraud Operations Manager, SHAZAM 12 Comingling Personal and Business Funds By Jeff Thompson, CRCM & Katie Ferrell, CRCM, CAMS, United Bankers’ Bank 14 Many Teller Cash Recycler Brands Are Obsolete Some Are Even at End of Life and Are a Security Risk By Scott Fieber, Chief Strategy Officer, Cook Solutions Group 16 2024's Top Cybersecurity Threats By Steve Sanders, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, CSI 18 [Small] Business is Booming Is Your Bank Ready To Ride the Wave? By Core10 20 Loan Participations Plant the Seeds for Lending Growth By Matt Helsing, SVP & Northwest Regional Manager, PCBB 22 Recession Proofing How To Benefit From a Lull in the Economy By Jim Reber, President and CEO, ICBA Securities SPRING 2024 © 2024 Community Bankers of Washington | The newsLINK Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Currency is published by The newsLINK Group, LLC for CBW and is the official publication for this association. The information contained in this publication is intended to provide general information for review, consideration and education. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney as to your circumstances. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of Community Bankers of Washington, its board of directors, or the publisher. Likewise, the appearance of advertisements within this publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any product or service advertised. Currency is a collective work, and as such, some articles are submitted by authors who are independent of Community Bankers of Washington. While Currency encourages a first-print policy, in cases where this is not possible, every effort has been made to comply with any known reprint guidelines or restrictions. Content may not be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission. For further information, please contact the publisher at 855.747.4003. OFFICERS CHAIRMAN John Manolides Commencement Bank CHAIRMAN ELECT Jim Arneson Community First Bank VICE CHAIRMAN Josh Deck Olympia Federal SECRETARY/TREASURER Leanne Antonio Yakima Federal PAST CHAIRMAN Tony George Kitsap Bank ICBA STATE DIRECTOR Denise Portmann Bank of the Pacific PRESIDENT/CEO Kathy Swenson DIRECTORS Dwayne Aberle Security State Bank Susan Dumontet 1st Security Bank of Washington Dean Brydon Timberland Bank Greg Deckard State Bank Northwest Rick Darrow Liberty Bank Russ Keithley Coastal Community Bank Dan Cox Riverview Bank Jolene Riggs Baker Boyer Bank Neil Zick Twin City Bank Mike Wilson RiverBank (360) 754-5138 www.communitybankers-wa.org CURRENCY | 3

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